Socrates the oracle at Delphi

The Sophists’
The Sophists’ were known as the wise ones and did not waste any time convincing the public of this. From mid-fifth to mid-fourth they spread their view of reality from city to city for a price which in time reached Socrates. Furthermore, the Sophists’ didn't believe that gods and goddesses influenced behavior or absolute moral and legal standards but that "man is the measure of all things" and truth is different to each individual. This view led them to live their lives in a selfish way because they believed that the knowledge they carried would come with a price even if it meant twisting the tr...